Seizing on a recent burst of momentum, President Barack Obama kicked off a three-state tour to unveil what the White House is calling "spoilers" from his State of the Union address, starting Wednesday with lower insurance premiums for government-backed mortgages.

Netflix has renewed its epic period drama Marco Polo for a second season, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announced Wednesday at the at the Television Critics Association's winter previews.The series, which launched in...